Environmental Protection Agency
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Secret recording reveals who’s first on Trump’s government purge list
Trump can't wait to fire EPA employees.
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Obama’s fracking regulations hit a speedbump, not a brick wall
A judge rules that the government is limited in how it regulates fracking, but don't freak out.
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The science is in, and this popular weedkiller really might be harmful
In vindication for herbicide critics, EPA says atrazine may harm animals
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Dutch citizens just sued their own government for not stopping climate change
The ruling suggests that any nation that contributes to climate change is abusing the human rights of its citizens, not to mention the rest of the world.
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The top five things you need to know about EPA’s new carbon rule
The EPA finally issued its rule governing climate pollution at new power plants. It is likely to prompt a fusillade of bogus political attacks. Inoculate yourself with these five key facts.
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EPA maps the worst greenhouse gas offenders
The EPA has organized its data on major greenhouse gas emitters into a handy interactive map. You can zoom in on your area to see where the emissions come from near you, or scan around for the worst offenders.
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Obama makes a trip to the EPA
President Obama and the EPA have not had an entirely uncomplicated relationship during his tenure, but in the face of a GOP candidate field that is almost uniformly anti-environment, the president is throwing his lot in with clean air and water regulations. He's making a trip to EPA headquarters this afternoon to thank employees for their work, notably the new mercury standards.
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Photos: What America looked like before the EPA
In 1972, the year-old EPA had photographers traverse the country to document the (often dire) state of the environment. This project, Documerica, was "the visual echo of the mission of the EPA," according to one photographer. Now, 40 years later, archive specialist Jerry Simmons has unearthed the photos and put them online at the National Archives website and on Flickr. It's a time capsule of life before the Clean Air and Clean Water Acts.
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Rick Perry right about something
When a town hall attendee asked Rick Perry about groundwater pollution from hydrofracking, he sneered at the idea, saying that it would have had widespread press coverage if it were true: Perry: I am truly offended that the American public would be hoodwinked by stories that do not scientifically hold up. If that was true, […]